RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

The Emilia-Romagna region comprises 330 municipalities that are grouped into one Metropolitan City (Bologna) and 8 provinces (Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini). The regional population has reached 4,438,937 residents (2021).

The economic system is increasingly focused on international markets and features: high rate of entrepreneurship, strong manufacturing sector, high level of innovation, wealth per capita higher than the Italian and European average.

 

First region in Italy for innovation

 

 

 

 

 

Number of innovative startups in Emilia-Romagna
Number of innovative startups in Emilia-Romagna (January 2023)

1,089